Littlefield Municipal Airport Explained

Littlefield Municipal Airport
Icao:KLIU
Faa:LIU
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:LIU
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Owner:City of Littlefield
City-Served:Littlefield, Texas
Elevation-F:3,616
Elevation-M:1,102
Coordinates:33.9239°N -102.3867°W
R1-Number:1/19
R1-Length-F:4,021
R1-Length-M:1,226
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Length-F:2,513
R2-Length-M:766
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:7,025
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:24
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Littlefield Municipal Airport is three miles west of Littlefield, in Lamb County, Texas.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is LIU to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]

Facilities

The airport covers 226acres at an elevation of 3,616 feet (1,102 m). It has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 4,021 by 60 feet (1,226 x 18 m) and 13/31 is 2,513 by 40 feet (766 x 12 m).

In the year ending June 24, 2009 the airport had 7,025 aircraft operations, average 19 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military.24 aircraft were then based at this airport: 50% single-engine, 4% jet, 42% glider and 4% ultralight.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 11, 2010.
  2. Web site: Littlefield Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KLIU, FAA: LIU) . Great Circle Mapper . March 22, 2010.

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